America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines An incentive challenge to inventors from academia and private companies has been launched by the Government to explore the potential of plastics and volcanic ash as raw materials in the production of useful products; the challenge is open until Sept 11
America Venezuela Inflation in the country has caused a severe decline in the use of ATMs due to the lack of Venezuelan Bolivars - right now Venezuelans are mainly relying on illegally traded dollars
America Haiti The government formally asked the United Nations to help the country conduct an international investigation to solve the killing, that took place last month, of former president Jovenel Moise; the request included a special court to prosecute the suspects
America Grenada With most of the revenues coming from taxes on international transactions, latest fiscal reports from the Ministry of Finance show that the country has so far earned more than estimated for this year
America Honduras The Energy Enterprise of Honduras cut the electricity of over 8,000 households this month in Tegucigalpa since none of these residents have paid their bills in the past 60 days
America Antigua and Barbuda The government recently decided that all frontline workers must be vaccinated - this policy sparked a wave of protests that resulted in the national police shooting tear gas into the crowds of anti-vax protesters
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Cruise ships are banned from entering the country until proper vaccine and testing protocols can be implemented, causing a major negative impact on the tourist industry
America Dominican Republic The restaurant and hotel chain El Cielo Hospitality Group estimates that its planned investments in the country will generate around 60 million Euros for the local economy
America Cuba Amnesty International asked to be allowed into the country to verify the situation of those detained in the protests
America Nicaragua Latest data reports that the rise in taxes applied to cigarette purchases has led to an exponential increase in cigarette contraband; it is now estimated that in the country 5 out of 10 cigarettes are illegally imported and sold
America Mexico A major archeological discovery was found recently: an Aztec tunnel near Tenochtitlán - however, due to lack of funding as a side effect of the pandemic, now the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has decided to burry the site
America Panama A number of businesses have been fined over US$1.000.000 by the National Consumer’s Protection and Competition Defense Authority since they didn’t respect the price regulations imposed to protect prices during the pandemic
America Barbados International coffee brand Starbucks has opened in the country, making it the fifth in the Caribbean to operate shops, after Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands and Panama